picturesque gardens and trees surrounding the giant stupa, phra pathom chedi, nakhon pathom, thailand

ashoka bangkok bell brick brown buddha buddhism buddhist center chedi cloister covered dvaravati emperor entrance first gardens golden holy indian khmer king landmark lanka maha main mongkut nakhon pathom pathommachedi phra picturesque province rama ratcha reign sacred shape site sri stupa style surrounding tallest thailand theravada theravadan tiles town trees vihara wat wihan wora